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ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwire - September 6, 2007) - Ewire -- Ronald E. Hutchens, President of the
North American consulting division of ENVIRON Holdings, Inc., is pleased to
announce the recent addition of several key senior hires. Principals Joe
Nation and Norman Ozaki, and Senior Manager Estelle Shiroma have joined the
Emeryville, California, office. James Solyst joins the Arlington, Virginia,
office as a Principal Consultant.
A former California Assemblyman and principal co-author of California's
AB-32, Nation is a pivotal addition to the firm's premier air quality
practice and will advise clients on how to reduce carbon emissions and
comply with this landmark climate-change bill. Bringing a combined 45 years
of experience to the growing Pacific Northwest operations, Ozaki and
Shiroma will make significant contributions to the provision of human
health and ecological risk assessment and risk management services to
clients in the region. Solyst brings to ENVIRON 25 years of experience
advising businesses and policy leaders on the application of science to
decision making and communicating science to key lay audiences, including
regulatory and legislative bodies.
Joe Nation, Ph.D., a leading international expert on the emerging U.S.
carbon market, carbon market policies, and carbon finance, recently
completed his third term in the California State Assembly. A frequent
invited speaker at conferences on climate change and carbon management, Dr.
Nation has briefed members of the British Parliament and European Union. He
represented California at the 2006 United Nations summit on climate change
in Nairobi. As a California Assemblyman, he authored nearly 50 successful
bills, including greenhouse gas labeling for autos, fuel efficiency
standards for tires, and tax incentives for alternative energy. Dr. Nation
holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from The RAND Graduate School and
completed post-doctoral work at Stanford University.
Norman T. Ozaki, Ph.D., has more than 25 years of environmental consulting
experience in human health and ecological risk assessment and toxicology.
His breadth of expertise includes site investigations; development and
negotiation of risk-based remedial goals; hazardous waste site closures,
and baseline risk assessments for federal and state Superfund sites;
compliance evaluations; and Proposition 65 evaluations in California. Dr.
Ozaki has also served as a toxicology and risk assessment expert witness
for numerous litigation cases in the U.S. and abroad. He holds a Ph.D. in
Health Policy Modeling and Analysis from the University of California, San
Francisco, and has completed National Institute of Health post-doctoral
research at the University of California, Berkeley.
Estelle Shiroma, D.Env., brings to ENVIRON more than 20 years of diverse
experience in environmental site investigation and remediation, human
health and ecological risk assessment, and regulatory compliance. Her
varied background includes extensive experience in property due diligence,
environmental compliance audits, and Proposition 65 evaluations, in
addition to risk assessments at residential, agricultural, commercial, and
industrial sites, and military bases. She is well-versed in federal, state,
and local environmental programs. Estelle holds a Doctorate of
Environmental Science and Engineering from UCLA and an M.S. in Public
Health with a concentration in Environmental Health Sciences from the
University of Hawaii.
James M. Solyst has provided strategic consulting to industry and
government leaders on a range of issues, including product stewardship,
global chemical management, emergency response, and corporate
responsibility. His experience encompasses national, state, and
international regulatory processes. He has assisted U.S. State Governors
with initiatives and incidents through the National Governors' Association
and chemical companies responding to emerging science through the American
Chemistry Council. His international experience includes initiatives
related to REACH and the UNEP's Strategic Approach to International
Chemicals Management (SAICM) and harmonization of global product
stewardship programs. He is a member of the American Chemical Society
Committee on Environmental Improvement and an External Affiliate of the
Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins School of
Public Health.
An international environmental and health sciences consultancy, ENVIRON
partners with clients to assess and manage the potential environmental,
energy, and health issues associated with their activities and products.
Decision makers rely on us as they strive to reduce or eliminate health and
environmental impacts throughout their business life cycles.
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